No, this isn't a post to start spouting off ridiculous shot-in-the-dark trade proposals (i.e. that Carlos Beltran for Robinson Cano and Ian Kennedy nonsense last week), but rather to praise the website MLB Trade Rumors. The website posts daily, linking reports from writers and other guys "in-the-know" who provide generally reliable updates on each team's offseason transactions.
Today, Tim Dierkes of MLBTR posted his suggestions for the Mets. He advocates signing Brian Fuentes over Francisco Rodriguez, going after a Randy Wolf, Derek Lowe or A.J. Burnett, and thinks Raul Ibanez or Juan Rivera for LF is a possibility. I like where his head's at - my offseason recommendations included Fuentes, Lowe and Ibanez. He closes with some wisdom that every Met fan needs to read:
"The Mets have an excellent core for '09 - three good starting pitchers plus Wright, Reyes, Beltran, and Delgado all signed at arguably below-market rates. Minaya just needs to figure out how to allocate his money between a closer (and maybe a second reliever), a starter, and a left fielder."
He's right on the money. The core is terrific (and possibly underpaid). MLBTR and Tim Dierkes' work are now required reading every morning.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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